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At least one dead when dozens infected in the outbreak of multi-states of measles
An outbreak of measles has infected dozens in several states, with at least one reported death of children in Texas.
Note of the editors: This file records the news of measles stores in the US from Tuesday 4 March 2025. For the latest updates on measles in the US, follow the coverage of USA Today for Friday 7 March.
While Texas continues to fight with a growing outbreak of measles that have 159 sick and killed, other states report cases of the highly contagious disease.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is only updating case numbers monthly, which means that the task to follow and announce that the spread has fallen in the weeks between the weeks.
The Texas Department of State Health Services, which updates its measles shops on Tuesday and Friday, announced on Tuesday that confirmed infections were a maximum of 159, usually in children. All cases except one in non-vaccinated people or people with an unknown vaccination status, and most (107) took place in the distant West-Texas in Gaines County, which had a percentage of 13.6% of non-medical vaccine exemptions at K-12 students, according to 2023-2024 state data.
Twenty-two people were admitted to hospital from Tuesday and one, a non-vaccinated child, died.
In New Mexico, the number of nine on Tuesday held at nine, according to the New Mexico Department of Health, all in Lea County, which is directly opposite the Texas Staatslijn and Gaines County. Four of the infected were under the age of 18 and not vaccinated, while the other were five adults, also not -vaccinated or unknown vaccination status.
In the meantime, Georgia officials confirmed on Tuesday to the US that the State still had three confirmed cases. The Rhode Island Health Department said that the state had one case, while Alaska confirmed that it had two. On Monday, New Jersey confirmed that it had three things and New York City reported two.
See map of states with measles cases
What is measles and how do you get?
Measles is a highly contagious, vaccine-in disease caused by a virus that mainly and most seriously affect children. According to the World Health Organization, it infects the airways before it spreads throughout the body.
The virus is one of the most infectious infectious diseases to exist; So contagious, in fact that 90% of the non -vaccinated people who are exposed are ultimately to the contract. Moreover, one in five of those people ends in the hospital, according to the CDC.
Measles are spread by contact with infected nasal or throat separations, according to the WHO. It is in the air and is usually spread by actions such as coughing, sneezing or breathing. The measles virus can remain contagious in the air or on contaminated surfaces for a maximum of two hours.
What are the symptoms of measles?
According to the CDC, Symptoms appear Seven to 14 days after contact with the virus and usually include a high fever, cough, runny nose and watery eyes. Measles result appears three to five days after the start of the first symptoms.
Other signs and symptoms of measles are:
- When the result appears, the fever of a person can spijken up to more than 104 degrees Fahrenheit
- High fever
- Cough
- Runny nose and sneezing
- Red, watery eyes
- Loss of appetite, diarrhea
- Reddish -brown rash that can spread throughout the body
- Head lick spots, small white spots that can appear in the mouth for two to three days after the symptoms begin
- Small raised bumps can also appear on the flat red spots (the stains can merge if they spread from the head to the rest of the body)
RFK Jr. With parents, it urges to consider measles vaccine
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the best health officer of the nation, asked parents to consider measles vaccinations for their children, but did not suggest them downright.
Referring to the fatal outbreak as a “call to action”, Kennedy wrote in an opinion piece that was published on FOX News Digital on Sunday that parents should consult doctors about the MMR vaccine, which also relates to BOF and Rubella.
Despite that RFK Jr. He said that he is not an anti-vaccine during confirmation hearings, he has wrongly linked false vaccines with autism in the past and has insisted on parents not to vaccinate their children. Although the current outbreak in a decade resulted in the first measles dead, RFK initially called the Golf ‘not unusual’ in cases.
“The decision to vaccinate is personal,” wrote Kennedy. “Vaccines not only protect individual children against measles, but also contribute to the immunity of the community, and protects those who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons.”
Contributions: Janet Loehrke, Eduardo Cuevas, Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today
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